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USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Romeo - Alpha - Papa
 NRAP
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - National Defense Service Medal
Henry J. Kaiser Class Fleet Oiler:
  • Laid down, 29 March 1992, at Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, LA.
  • Launched, 14 January 1995
  • Delivered to the Navy and placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204), 7 November 1995
  • USNS Rappahannock, a double hulled tanker, is part of the MSC Naval Auxiliary Force, MSC Far East
    Specifications:
    Displacement 9,500 t.(lt) 42,382 t.(fl)
    Length 677'
    Beam 97' 5"
    Draft 35' (max.)
    Cargo Capacity 178,000-bbls
    Speed 20 kts.
    Complement Civilians, 18 Officers, 64 Merchant Seamen, Navy, 1 Officer, 20 Enlisted
    Armament none
    Aircraft helicopter platform only
    Propulsion two medium speed Colt-Pielstick PC4-2/2 10V-570 diesel engines, twin shafts, 16,000 hp per shaft
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    Rappahannock 107k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) passing through the Panama Canal, date unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 MSC web site
    Rappahannock 95k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) refueling USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54), date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
    Rappahannock 41k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) refueling USCGC Chase (WHEC 718) and USCGC Rush (WHEC 723), date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
    Rappahannock 88k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) in the western Pacific, refueling USS O'Brien (DD-975) and USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), date unknown.
    US Navy photo by Erich Ryland PH2 USN    		 Scott at LBS Products
    CV-63 Kitty Hawk 63k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) conducts a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) with USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), 13 March 2001 in the Pacific Ocean.
    US Navy photo # 010313-N-0271-013 by PHAN Lee McCaskill .

    		 Alex Tatchin
    CV-63 Kitty Hawk 104k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) steams along side USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) during a replenishment at sea (RAS), 15 May 2002.
    US Navy photo # 020515-N-0271M-022 by Lee McCaskill PH3 USN    		 US Navy Newsstand
    Rappahannock 54k USS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) in the Persian Gulf, 14 March 2006 as USS Dextrous (MCM-13) prepares to come alongside for refueling.
    US Navy photo.    		 DC1(SW/SS) David Johnston, USNR, MCM Crew Implicit
    Essex 379k The dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD-46) approaches USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204), already alongside USS Essex (LHD-2) for a refueling-at-sea, preparing for Cobra Gold 2009. Cobra Gold is an annual Kingdom of Thailand and U.S. co-sponsored military exercise designed to train U.S. and partner Asian-pacific forces. The exercise will include humanitarian projects with participants from Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the United States.
    US Navy photo # 090206-N-5253W-020 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 6, 2009) by MC2 Gabriel S. Weber.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Essex 289k The dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD-46), left, and USS Essex (LHD-2), right, steam alongside USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204), with the guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG-63) and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) close behind, during an refueling at sea, preparing for Cobra Gold 2009. Cobra Gold is an annual Kingdom of Thailand and U.S. co-sponsored military exercise designed to train U.S. and partner Asian-pacific forces. The exercise will include humanitarian projects with participants from Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the United States.
    US Navy photo # 090206-N-5253W-085 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 6, 2009) by MC2 Gabriel S. Weber.    		 Robert M. Cieri and Lee Wahler
    Essex
    090206-N-5253W-127    		 282k The dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD-46), left, and the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2), right, receive fuel from USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) during a refueling at sea preparing for Cobra Gold 2009. Cobra Gold is an annual Kingdom of Thailand and U.S. co-sponsored military exercise designed to train U.S. and partner Asian-pacific forces. The exercise will include humanitarian projects with participants from Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the United States.
    US Navy photos;
    # 090206-N-5253W-127 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 6, 2009)     and
    # 090206-N-5253W-176 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 6, 2009) by MC2 Gabriel S. Weber.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Essex
    090206-N-5253W-176    		 415k
    Rappahannock 515k USS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) transits alongside the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) after a replenishment at sea. George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean.
    US Navy photo # 091018-N-1644H-006 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct.18, 2009) by MC1 John M. Hageman.    		 Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 846k USS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) steams alongside the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73). George Washington during a replenishment at sea. George Washington is the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean.
    US Navy photo # 091105-N-1644H-055 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 5, 2009) by MC1 John M. Hageman.    		 Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 971k USS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) falls back after conducting a replenishment at sea with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD-48). Ashland is part of the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation operations in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 100408-N-1082Z-037 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 8, 2010) by MC2 Jason R. Zalasky.    		 Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 1216k USS Rappahannock (T-AO-204), right, conducts a refueling and vertical replenishment at sea with the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD-4). Boxer is the flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group underway with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) on a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.
    US Navy photo # 110317-N-GW695-019 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 17, 2011) by MC3 Stephen M. Votaw.    		 Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 895k USS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) transits alongside the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) before a replenishment at sea. George Washington is underway in the US 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 110708-N-AW206-005 INDIAN OCEAN (July 8, 2011) by MC3 Jacob D. Moore.    		 Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 1234k Sailor aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) observe as the USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) approaches for a replenishment at sea. George Washington departed its forward-operating base of Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, 12 June 2011.
    110708-N-IN180-070 INDIAN OCEAN (July 8, 2011) by MCSN William Gatlin.    		 Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 580k An SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS-4) transfers pallets of supplies from USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) during a vertical replenishment at sea with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). Ronald Reagan is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
    110810-N-EE987-003 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 10, 2011) by MC3 Shawn J. Stewart.    		 Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 1997k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) underway alongside the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) before conducting a replenishment at sea. George Washington received more than a million gallons of fuel from Rappahannock. George Washington is the Navy's only full-time forward-deployed aircraft carrier and is on a scheduled patrol.
    111004-N-DP652-063 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 4, 2011) by MCSN Erin Devenberg.    		 Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 1796k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) conducts a dual replenishment at sea with the guided-missile destroyers USS Kidd (DDG-100) and USS Mustin (DDG-89). Kidd and Mustin, currently traveling with the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73), conducted a RAS to stock up on fuel and supplies. George Washington departed her forward-operating port of Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 19 to continue her 2011 patrol.
    111008-N-JO245-078 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 8, 2011) by MCSN Justin E. Yarborough.    		 Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 828k The guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG-89) receives fuel from USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) during a refueling at sea. Mustin is one of seven Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON-15) and is on patrol in the western Pacific.
    111008-N-EA192-041 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 8, 2011) by MC3 Mikey Mulcare.    		 Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 458k CDR. Matthew M. McGonigle, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG-91), waves to Sailors aboard USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) as Pinckney approaches for a replenishment at sea. Pinckney is in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
    111013-N-ED900-042 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 13, 2011) by MC2 Eddie Harrison.    		 Lee Wahler
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